Category Archives: Midlands Poetry What’s On

Birmingham Artsfest – 7th-9th http://www.artsfest.org.uk/ Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbys 7th-23rd Sept http://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk/ Stafford Arts Fest 15th Click to access Stafford-Arts-Festival-Timetable.pdf Warwick Words 28th Sept – 7th Oct http://warwickwords.co.uk/ Wellington Literary Festival , Shrops29th Sept- 20th October http://www.wellington-shropshire.gov.uk/literary-festival/ —————————————————————————————————————————- Saturday 1st … Continue reading →

Festivals Fri 3rd -Sun 5th August Junction Festival, Chapel Ash Wolverhampton: http://junctionwolverhampton.org/ Sat 18th-19th Aug Gloucester ARTournament http://www.artournament.co.uk/blog/a-call-to-arms Thur 23rd-27th Aug Shambhala Music and Arts Festival Northants – Poetry Tent HOME Friu 24th – 2nd Sept Bridgnorth fesrtival http://www.bridgnorthmusicfest.com/index.php/arts.html Sat … Continue reading →

Festivals Fri 22nd June -8th July Ashbourne Festival Sat 23rd June- 8th July Ludlow Festival http://www.ludlowfestival.co.uk/ Fri 29thJune- 8th July Ledbury Poetry Festival http://www.poetry-festival.com/ Thurs 5th-8th Southwell, Nottingham Poetry Festival http://www3.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/learning/libraries/events/southwell-library-poetry-festival/ Lydney Festival , Gloucestershire 1/7 -15/7 http://www.lydney-online.co.uk/events/lydney-festival/ Thur 5th … Continue reading →

Festivals Thur 31st May -10th June Hay Festival http://www.hayfestival.com/wales/index.aspx?skinid=2&currencysetting=GBP&localesetting=en-GB&resetfilters=true Fri 15th -24th June Worcester Literary Festival http://www.worcslitfest.com/ Sat 16th/17th June Leamington Spa, Peace Festival Peace Festival Online Casinos in UK Fri 22nd June -8th July Ashbourne Festival Fri 29thJune- 8th … Continue reading →

Festivals 30th April -6th May Chipping Campden Festival :http://www.campdenlitfest.co.uk/contentok.php?id=88 Fri 4th-7th May Shrewsbury Bookfest:http://www.shrewsburybookfest.co.uk/#/whats-on/4559069123 Mon 7th-19th May Swindon Festival of Literature:http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk/ Fri 11th -20th May Derbyshire Literary Festival http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/arts_entertainment/literature_development/literature_festival/ Sat 19th May-27th Nailsworth Festival:http://www.nailsworthfestival.org.uk/ ——————————————————————————————————————————— Tues 1st Night Blue Fruit, … Continue reading →

Sun 1st ARTournament’s Sunday Chill,The New Inn in the centre of Gloucester (opp M&S) City Centre. 16 Northgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2. UK.First Sunday, £5in, 3pm-9pm. poetry, Comedy and Music. Mon 2nd The SW@N Club – Spoken Word at the … Continue reading →

When Cheltenham Poetry Festival launched in 2011 it was described as ‘a triumph’ by poet Alison Brackenbury, now in its second year it has returned bigger and better with 95 performers over 5 days. The festival runs this April and … Continue reading →

Anna Dreda, founder and Artistic Director is to be commended on a superb three day programme for this year’s festival with plenty of free events ramping up to a £75 a head workshop with David Whyte – which is sold … Continue reading →

Thur 1st Word Up Poetry Open Mic plus headliners,The Drum Arts Centre,The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU,0121 333 2444, http://www.the-drum.org.uk Seasonal monthly, first Thursdays, 8pm, £5in.j.morley@the-drum.org.uk Thur 1st Word Life vs Opus Acoustics, The riverside pub, sheffield,1 … Continue reading →

Saturday 11th Feb Music of the Spheres, the Wattlewood Room at St John’s Museum, Warwick, CV34 4NF.1.30-4.00pm, £16.00 Nine Arches Press, These workshops, based in the tranquil surroundings of the Wattlewood Room at St John’s Museum in Warwick, are designed … Continue reading →